Gas & Electricity
npower launches search for Britain’s Bright Ideas
Have you designed the world’s first clockwork toaster? Or designed an anti-standby device in your own home? Then npower needs you!
Scottish Power challenges EON's fixed tariff dominance
Gareth Kloet, head of utilities at Confused.com, comments on Scottish Power's recently launched Online Energy Saver 5 tariff: "Scottish Power has released a new capped tariff which is set to rival EON's competitive Fixed Online energy tariff.
Consumer Focus: Increased Warm Front grants
Jonathan Stearn, energy expert for Consumer Focus said: "This welcome increase to the Warm Front grant will help many of the poorest customers who have previously dropped out of the scheme because they could not afford the top-up fees needed. However, many vulnerable consumers will still lose out.
Energy industry still biggest culprit for getting bills wrong
Consumers have named energy suppliers as the worst culprits for getting bills wrong for the third year in a row, according to new research from uSwitch.com, the independent price comparison and switching service.
Budget ‘green recovery package' must tackle fuel poverty
Consumer Focus is urging the Government to invest in a series of Budget measures to tackle fuel poverty, as part of the ‘green recovery package' promised by the Prime Minister.
Bill payers' shock as sky high winter energy bills hit home
Following the coldest winter Britain has experienced for a decade and the heaviest snowfall seen in eighteen years, research from moneysupermarket.com can reveal 42 per cent of Brits have been left shocked by their most recent energy bills for the winter.
Best value energy providers for each region revealed
Following the recent price moves by all of the big six energy giant's moneysupermarket.com reveals the difference in energy prices across the UK regions. Brits could save as much as 22 per cent on their energy bills by moving to the cheapest available product. Meaning a staggering saving of £1.7 billion for UK households.
Rest of ‘big six’ should follow Scottish Power, says Which?
In response to Scottish Power's announcement that it will compensate customers who overpay for gas and electricity through excessive monthly direct debits, Martyn Hocking, Editor, Which? magazine, says: "With household budgets under pressure, it seems incredible that energy suppliers can effectively use their customers' money as ‘interest-free loans', by setting direct debit payments too high and allowing balances of hundreds of pounds to build up.
Energy price cuts leave a £3.7 billion hole in consumer pockets
Households are being left with a £3.7 billion hole in their pockets despite recent energy price cuts, reveals uSwitch.com, the independent price comparison and switching service. Last year, price rises added £4.3 billion in total on to household energy bills.
Huge winter energy bills leave Brits cutting back on basics
More than four in ten of the population (44%) are cutting back on essentials such as food in order to afford their winter energy bills, according to research from Consumer Focus.
uSwitch.com: npower reduces energy prices
Energy supplier npower has announced that it is cutting prices. The reduction - 8% for electricity - comes into effect on 31st March. It means that the average npower dual fuel bill will drop from £1,291 to £1,256.
Confused.com: npower finally cuts its prices
Gareth Kloet, head of utilities at Confused.com, comments on npower's decision to reduce its electricity prices: "Today's decision by npower to reduce its electricity prices by 7.5%, but to keep gas prices the same, is another case of an energy company acting too little, too late when it comes to cutting prices in the best interest of its customers, says Confused.com.
moneysupermarket.com: npower cuts electricity prices
Commenting on npower cutting electricity prices, Scott Byrom, utilities manager at moneysupermarket.com, said: "Over seven weeks after the initial announcement from British Gas, npower has made its move as the final of the UK's ‘Big Six' energy giants to cut prices this year - a 7.2 per cent cut to the cost of its electricity effective 31 March 2009.
npower to reduce electricity prices
npower has announced that it is to reduce its electricity prices by 8% from Tuesday 31st March. This means that customers’ electricity bills will come down by £43 on average.
Keep energy bills ‘real' not ‘guess-timated'
Scott Byrom, utilities manager at moneysupermarket.com, advises on the best way to manage your energy bills to keep payments accurate and keep you out of debt with your energy provider.